The UK’s Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) passed a BDS resolution today. 📣

It took an amazing group a lot work, but the vote was overwhelmingly in favour.

"New to TaPRA - How our conference works" is written over a mottled background of swirling colours including yellow, orange, pink, and purple.

Joining our annual conference for the first time? We've created a page explaining how things work. Do get in touch with us if you have any questions or worries!

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Jo no hagués pogut dir millor. Aneu a veure "L'aranya"! #praticollista i #puigtaulista

Holiiiiiii!

Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.

"Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic [...] that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”

Es tan abigarrado el término queer, tan diverso y heterogéneo, tan llenito de todas las atravesadas y fronterizas, que es imposible borrar esa multitud. Cuánta miseria moral y cuánto reduccionismo binario el del Psoe, que se cree tan arrogante como para decidir sobre nuestras existencias.

No es feminismo clásico, és transfobia y queerfobia.

Photograph of Aylwyn Walsh speaking at a podium

Learning from ‘failure’ in co-production: Mismatched expectations and power differentials. Professor of Performance & Social Change, Aylwyn Walsh reflects on her experiences of failures of the co-production process. Read her blog here: bit.ly/47V9wMu
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Meravella aquest Casting Lear!

Currently, there is a court case happening to decide whether trans women can legally be recognised as female. regardless of our ID. regardless of our lived experience. regardless of the centuries of our existence, and i have to say it: british theatre is complicit in this.

Picture of Arlette Farge's book The Allure of the Archives

Back to the archival fever

The engagement with this and the (civil!) discussions in the replies far exceeded my expectations. It's only fair that I ask you to put your pencils down and tell you what was on my answer key.

(Emphasis on MINE. Trans people debate these things amongst ourselves, too.)

Here's what I'm getting at.

La ausencia de la literatura dramática en el programa de nuestro país en las grandes ferias literarias internacionales es triste, inexcusable y obedece a un viejo prejuicio cuya pervivencia es vergonzosa. Sin la literatura dramática el retrato de nuestras letras es incompleto y más frágil.

Avui #23N hem pulveritzat tots els registres: 170.000 persones.

La manifestació per l’habitatge més gran de l’història de Catalunya i de l’Estat espanyol!

I això només és el principi, anem cap a la vaga de lloguer.

The Queer Archive as Promiscuous Ethics of Care During their play Burgerz (2018) – performed around the time of the public consultation for the reform of the Gender Recognition Act – trans artist and activist Travis Alabanza draws on and re-acti...

And happy to share a new publication. My article "The Queer Archive as Promiscuous Ethics of Care" is now available open access in the latest issue of Performance Research

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Last academic gig of the year. Privileged to be part of the examining board for a queer studies PhD viva yesterday in Murcia. And in great company. Say yes to more queer scholarship!

Great thread with detailed genealogy of anglophone transfeminism ⬇️

dear theatre, theres no queer joy while choosing to ignore ecocide and genocide and democide

De la revolta de les claus a la vaga de lloguers? El proper 23N es preveu una manifestació massiva a Barcelona, que agafi el relleu de les de Madrid, València i altres ciutats, però que pot fer el moviment per l'habitatge després?

Article de l'Oscar sobre el moment que viu el moviment d'habitatge: el 23N, la vaga de lloguers, estratègia sindical, la cosa de l'Estat i lluita de classes front el rendisme i la patronal immobiliària.
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I’m currently writing a book titled ‘Staging Transness’. Overall aim is to map trans* & nonbinary ways of making theatre/performance through interviews and case study analysis. Open to recommendations of interesting examples (I’ve already got a lot, but always nice to hear about new stuff).

Hola, tu!

Servidora!

Hola nou espai! Comencem, doncs. Encara amb ressaca emocional del congrés IX CIJIET/ II Teatrales (Universitat d'Alacant) on, entre d'altres, hem parlat de teatre, activismes i solidaritat. Gràcies a les companyes de l'organització per la cura. Ens veiem l'any vinent a Oviedo!